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McCoy

 
 
/məˈkɔɪ/ noun

Translation

the real McCoy informal the real thing, and not a copy or something similar
gerçek şey, benzeri veya kopyası olmayan
Cheap sparkling wines cannot be labelled 'champagne' - it has to be the real McCoy.1751
(Definition of McCoy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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